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California wildfire: Firefighters gain ground as weather conditions improve
Evacuation orders downgraded as firefighters aided by lighter winds, mild temperatures and low humidity
Southern California wildfire: Thousands under evacuation orders as blaze destroys buildings
Ten people have been injured in fire that started on Wednesday morning in Ventura County
Coroner calls for anti-roll bars to be fitted to quad bikes following death of US native on Achill Island
Michael J Gallagher died from multiple injuries after his quad bike entered a drain in June
Eavan Boland, who wrote about women’s lives, is a better fit for Trinity than slave-owning Berkeley
Names and their meanings are philosophically complex. It would be unwise to re-name everything called after a figure whose troubling personal legacy comes to light. The TCD library was different
Never go on a cruise: Villa Vie Odyssey edition
Planet Business: Slippage at Nike, the man who backed California’s blocked AI safety bill and Silicon Valley’s growing legion of Trump fans
A Belfast film-maker in Hollywood: ‘I felt Irish American warmth in New York but nothing prepared me for LA’
When film director Maeve Murphy went to Hollywood - finally - she found a deep Irish connection and inspiration from US independent cinema
Will California pass an AI law that is dividing Silicon Valley?
California’s Gavin Newsom has until September 30th to decide whether to sign legislation that will reach far beyond the state
An Irish man in California: what I did first notice was how people talk about themselves. Compared to the typical older Irish man
The ubiquity of therapy in Berkeley infuses the words people use and their lifestyles with an odd deliberateness
What will €165,000 buy in France, the US, Croatia, Norway and Co Clare?
One price, home and away: A cut-stone house on the Cotes-d-Armor, hideaway cabins and more
California wildfires burn dozens of homes while forcing thousands to evacuate
Blaze spread to 19,000 hectares damaging 40 homes and ski resort
Fast-spreading wildfire in southern California forces evacuations
The fire itself has caused thunderstorms in California in a phenomenon called pyrocumulonimbus
Big Bob and Little Bob were inseparable. Then Little Bob lost his home
A tale of two Bobs is a reminder that at the heart of homelessness is a mystery we can’t solve
In Santa Barbara, inner peace is as important as killer abs and a decent half-marathon time
On a trip to California, Fionn Davenport uncovers some of Santa Barbara’s wellness practices, where everyone in town has perfect teeth and a healthy glow
Tom Cruise abseils off stadium roof as Paris says au revoir to 2024 Olympics
Fans reflect positively on Summer Games in French capital with globe’s sights now turning to Los Angeles for 2028′s iteration
Firefighters battle California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record
More than 560 homes and other structures destroyed since the blaze started 11 days ago
‘Let’s change course,’ say Spaniards as they weigh impact of overtourism
Planet Business: Delta’s post-Crowdstrike chaos, BBC star salaries and the latest on Silicon Valley billionaires’ plan for a new city
Wildfires burn down part of Jasper in Canada as thousands evacuated in California
Tourist town in Alberta province ‘seeing potentially 30% to 50% structural damage’ and ‘significant loss’ of buildings
Joe Biden denounces violent campus protests after police storm pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA
More than 1,600 arrested in Gaza-related demonstrations across 30 US colleges in past two weeks
No wonder Americans are flocking to see Civil War. Many believe a civil war is coming
Following the assault on Congress on January 6th, 2021, is the prospect of war really that far-fetched?
The limitations and risks with psychometric testing
Some tests that are supposed to shed light on our personalities or intelligence may actually reinforce stereotypes and miss important qualities
California braces for another powerful storm threatening floods and mudslides
Long Beach could get more rain this week than it does during an entire year
AI will be of most benefit to educated countries like Ireland
Gutenberg’s printing press transformed the world and those who were better educated to begin with enjoyed the greatest benefits; AI’s transformative power is far greater
Gregory Porter: ‘I remember my brothers protesting – eating after the bums! My mother was showing us how to live’
Grammy-nominated jazz singer’s new LP is a Christmas album with a difference, a meditation on family, love and loss
Why are so many US tech-based services so crappy?
Dare to use a toll road or cross a bridge in a rental car in California or Illinois, and you are on the highway to hell
Meg Ryan: ‘It took me this long to have something to say’
The actor discusses Hollywood fame, anxious David Duchovny, and her latest film, What Happens Next, which she co-wrote, stars in and directed
Naimee Coleman: The Edges - Mature and accomplished return for the Dublin singer-songwriter
Former Wilde Oscars singer is back from LA, where she married Katy Perry’s musical director and made her name writing music for film and TV
Dianne Feinstein broke into Washington boys’ club as a trailblazing senator
Democrat believed in government as a force for good but has died at 90 watching US politics coming off the rails
Tropical Storm Hilary brings flash-floods, high winds to California
First tropical storm to hit southern California in 84 years sees record rainfall in Los Angeles as earthquake hits northwest of city
US National Hurricane Centre issues its first-ever tropical storm watch for southern California
Hurricane Hilary may cause ‘life-threatening and potentially catastrophic flooding’
Hearings in trial of Californian handyman accused of murdering Cork-born bishop in LA postponed
Carlos Medina (61), who denies shooting Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell at his LA home in February, delayed due to health and scheduling issues
As Barbenheimer scores at the box office, Hollywood is in turmoil
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
California governor says he won’t contest parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
Van Houten (72) set to be released after being convicted of two murders in 1969
Siobhan MacGowan: ‘History has always been for me the ultimate story’
Author talks about her new novel, The Graces, set in early 20th century Ireland
The reinvention of Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos founder and convicted fraudster
In the News podcast with Bernice Harrison
As I travel through California, the Mexican influence is impossible to miss
Peter Murtagh: On my journey through the Americas I stop in Salina, where fields that stretch on forever are farmed at an industrial scale
Tip2Top: San Francisco’s Tenderloin district, Heather tells me, is ‘the best place to be homeless’
Peter Murtagh’s journey up the Americas brings him to a homeless mecca where 25,000 people live in 50 square blocks
Extradition moves Mike Lynch saga forward, but it’s not over yet
Irish-born entrepreneur set to stand trial in San Francisco
Oceanfront Malibu home with starring role in De Niro’s Heat on the market for €19.5m
Around the Block: Four-bed property was home to Robert De Niro’s criminal character in the 1995 film
US antitrust action has tech companies sweating on their home turf
Net Results: EU has issued fines now US public’s anti-tech mood spurs official action
Neil Young and Daryl Hannah reported to have married
‘Harvest Moon’ singer and ‘Blade Runner’ actor have been together since 2014
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